[ippm] Re: [hackathon] Hackathon Project: ROVBench – Benchmarking Framework for Route Origin Validation

[Christian Giese <[e-mail]>]

Hi Libin,

This is a great initiative! I've developed a similar benchmark to measure
the time between receiving a BGP update and the corresponding forwarding
entry becoming active. The open-source (BSD licensed) tool BNG Blaster is
used for this test. Although the name is misleading (it began as a BNG
tester but has grown into a complete router tester), it could be ideal for
this specific purpose.

The test operates by sending pre-built BGP updates and generating traffic
streams for each prefix (e.g. one million streams or more) to verify
successful forwarding. Running this test initially without any policies
establishes a baseline, which allows you to observe how the test results
change as different configurations are applied.

Happy to contribute during tomorrow's hackathon!

BNG Blaster: https://rtbrick.github.io/bngblaster/index.html

Benchmark Test: https://github.com/rtbrick/BGP-CP-DP-Testing

There is also a video from a live demo of thie benchmark, but unfortunately
in german.

https://youtu.be/ttbjXxCpKvE?si=6hayD7VWcduKBN-t&t=53

Regards

Christian Giese


On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM Libin Liu <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> We would like to introduce a Hackathon project (ROVBench) related to
> benchmarking Route Origin Validation (ROV) and invite interested
> participants to join.
>
> ROV is increasingly deployed to improve BGP routing security. As
> deployment grows, it becomes important to evaluate how routers process RPKI
> validation data and how ROV affects routing behavior and control-plane
> performance. In BMWG, ongoing work is defining a benchmarking methodology
> for routers that implement ROV, including evaluation of VRP update
> processing, BGP-RPKI interactions, control-plane resource usage, and
> scalability.
>
> The ROVBench hackathon project aims to explore how such benchmarking
> procedures can be implemented in practice by building a small prototype
> benchmarking environment. We welcome participation from anyone interested
> in ROV deployment, router benchmarking, or BGP control-plane behavior. More
> information about the project can be found here:
> https://wiki.ietf.org/en/meeting/125/hackathon#rovbench-a-benchmarking-framework-for-route-origin-validation-rov
> .
>
> Comments, suggestions, and collaboration are very welcome.
>
>
> Best,
> Libin
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